Iowa State’s win over Missouri on Saturday catapulted the Cyclones to No. 19 in the latest Associated Press poll, released Monday afternoon.

The ranking put the women ahead of No. 20 Kansas State and No. 22 Iowa, the only two ranked teams the Cyclones have played this year.

Iowa State had to survive a low-scoring first half and a strong showing by Mizzou center Christelle N’Garsanet to outlast the Tigers 65-59 on Saturday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum.

Should the Cyclones win next Saturday against Nebraska, they would tie the school’s all-time win streak of 12, set in 1996 and repeated in 2001. The current 11-game win streak is the second longest in the nation, behind Duke’s 14 straight wins.

Against Missouri, the Cyclones (14-1 overall, 4-0 in the Big 12) shot a frigid 27.3 percent from the field in the first half and made only 1 of 15 from behind the arc. Anne O’Neil, leading Iowa State at 17.9 points per game, was 1 for 10 with four points, and Katie Robinette played only two minutes of the first half after collecting two early fouls.

“That second foul was basically just stupid,” Robinette said. “It was hard to sit there and think about it and watch, especially how bad we were shooting.”

The Cyclones weren’t the only ones dealing with foul trouble. N’Garsanet finished the game with four fouls but still scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds in only 24 minutes on the court, and point guard LaToya Bond fouled out of the game with 4:16 left.

Mary Fox led the Cyclones in scoring with 17 points, though it was a hard 17 to get, as she was 3 of 11 from the three-point line, 1 of 5 from long distance in the first half.

“You’ve got to shoot through it, and in the second half, forget about all the shots you missed and figure it out,” Fox said.

Missouri (7-8, 1-3) couldn’t take full advantage of the Cyclones’ cold touch, leading only 29-22 at the half; Iowa State had to make a 7-0 run at the end of the half to keep it that close.

“I was never so excited to get to 22 in my life,” head coach Bill Fennelly said.

The seven point difference remained for the first 10 minutes of the second half until O’Neil finally found her touch. She hit a big three in traffic to pull Iowa State within three and drained a jumper in the lane to give the Cyclones their first lead.

N’Garsanet quickly tied the game with a shot over Robinette, but Megan Ronhovde nailed a three to give Iowa State the lead for good with just less than eight minutes to play.

Iowa State didn’t seal the game until a quick three by O’Neil with a minute left — but that shot didn’t necessarily get her coach’s approval.

“It was one of those ‘No no no … great shot,'” Fennelly said. “You’ve got a six-point lead and the ball and a minute to go.

“That was not a shot that should have been taken, but she made it.”